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Originally Posted by willravel
I wasnt hard core when I had my nasal bone (the part above the cartilage) cracked durring a sparring match. My eyes teared up and I sneezed for about a half an hour. Here's the thing: nothing will ever teach me to move my head like the memory of a full contact left jab. Also, since I understand the process, I won't be as afraid or confused if it happens again. Compare that to point sparring, when you have someone weakly punch at your torso. What kind of experience can that possibly give you?
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I havn't mentioned or advocated point sparring. Though I must point out that the point of point (heh) sparring is to teach you something else.
And, no offense to you personally, but your instructor sounds like an asshole (see? now I'm insulting your instructor) but I suppose if you want to destroy your body so you can ironically protect it, go for it.
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Originally Posted by Ch'i
Oh  thought you were talking to me. Either way though I encourage discussion. My original post was an attempt to breathe some life back into this thread. Seeing people ask questions like...
...that went unanswered was kind of sad. I don't know if "expert" is the right term, but I certainly can answer alot of questions about his philosophy (what it means to me at least), martial art, and phisical ability. I studied him thoroughly because he once said that "my martial art is something that no serious martial artist can ignor." and I believe that to be true about many of his other aspects. |
If you know something about martial arts let's hear your opinion on sparring then.